James Blue was an American politician from Glynn County, Georgia who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1871 until 1877.[1]
In 1868 he swore to a statement about voting site issues.[2] He was a critic of the convict lease system.[3] Based on sources including Clarence A. Bacote's "The Negro in Georgia Politics, 1880-1908, an unpublished dissertation, Eric Foner documented Blue as being an African-American laborer who was illiterate.[3]
References edit
- ^ Woodson, C.G.; Logan, R.W. (1920). The Journal of Negro History. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. p. 69. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1869. p. 20-PA85. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 20